The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
OuttaTowner
Broadway Star Joined: 5/30/05
#1The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 8:54am
Motive and the Cue?
Cate’s Seagull?
Personally, I’m hoping for the Hiddleston Much Ado and have (waning) hopes for Two Strangers…
Anyone else hear any rumblings?
#2The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 8:59am
Heard Giant with John Lithgow is coming next year after its West End run.
As for other shows that should transfer to New York, The Years and Benjamin Button, as well as Much Ado whole, wholeheartedly deserve NYC transfers.
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
#3The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 9:09am
With Lithgow attached to the new Harry Potter series, I’m curious if that’ll impact the shows chances of coming over.
And as tired as I am of Jamie Lloyd’s “schtick”, I gotta say I loved “Much Ado”. It was the most fun I’ve had at a show in a while.
Theatrefanboy1
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/2/15
#4The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 11:17am
I would love to see Jonathan Bailey transfer in Richard ii. And I wish Paul mescal was running longer I miss it by 2 weeks.
I had hoped Ian McKellan would transfer with kings players.
#5The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 11:21am
OuttaTowner said: "Motive and the Cue?
Cate’s Seagull?
Personally, I’m hoping for the Hiddleston Much Ado and have (waning) hopes for Two Strangers…
Anyone else hear any rumblings?"
TWO STRANGERS is reportedly part of the next A.R.T. season before coming to Broadway.
Oh look, a bibu!
#6The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 11:37am
Fingers crossed for Giant and The Seagull. Hoping I won’t have yet another reason to hate JK Rowling.
#7The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 11:39am
Motive and the Cue has been a rumored transfer for a while, but the fact it hasn't materialized and there seems to be no buzz or momentum behind it are not exactly promising signs.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#8The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 11:44am
Blanchett might be the BIG DRAW of "The Seagull" but it also has two very busy film stars, Kodi Smit-McPhee & Emma Corrin, so it's probably not just about Cate's availability.
#9The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 11:45am
Jordan Catalano said: "Blanchett might be the BIG DRAW of "The Seagull" but it also has two very busyfilm stars, Kodi Smit-McPhee & Emma Corrin, so it's probably not just about Cate's availability."
Three weeks at BAM or Lincoln Center, c’mon!
#10The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 11:49am
I'd guess that would be all we'd get here, especially given Blanchett's history with BAM.
spicemonkey
Broadway Star Joined: 6/3/18
#11The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 2:48pm
i have been hoping we could get a transfer of A Mirror
next season at MTC? LOL
#12The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 2:52pm
I think Benjamin Button has to be the next big new musical to come over.
There are always so many starry plays on both sides of the pond live and die by their stars and never transfer because of that. Of the big West End ones this season, I'd agree that Much Ado seems most likely just because Lloyd has a history of bringing his stuff over here.
I'm also curious about Kyoto. That looks really really interesting.
Timon3
Stand-by Joined: 4/29/20
#13The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 2:57pm
Wasn't Dear England once rumored?
#14The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 3:10pm
I didn't see "Kyoto" over there but was told a NYC production is "very likely".
#15The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 3:14pm
I don't see a world where Giant doesn't transfer after the West End, if only for very limited run. Not only a great play, but a performance for the ages. He's all but assured another Tony.
OuttaTowner
Broadway Star Joined: 5/30/05
#16The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 3:51pm
EDSOSLO858 said: "OuttaTowner said: "Motive and the Cue?
Cate’s Seagull?
Personally, I’m hoping for the Hiddleston Much Ado and have (waning) hopes for Two Strangers…
Anyone else hear any rumblings?"
TWO STRANGERS is reportedly part of the next A.R.T. season before coming to Broadway."
Fantastic!
I hope that happens!
theatergoer3
Broadway Star Joined: 4/13/13
#17The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 4:28pm
I’ve seen rumored
Benjamin Button
Giant
Two Strangers
Much Ado
Elektra
Evita
Would hope for -
Richard II
The Years
The Producers
Motive and The Cue to finally transfer
Icke’s Oedipus
RSC’s Hamlet
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Robert Icke had an interview last year that he was hoping to stage Player Kings in the US in 2025. I hope he does. Tremendous performances.
#18The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 4:42pm
Jesus if that’s true, just change the name of The West End to Pre-Broadway
chrishuyen
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/12/14
#19The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 4:51pm
spicemonkey said: "i have been hoping we could get atransfer ofA Mirror
next season at MTC? LOL"
I loved A Mirror and would love to see it again
#20The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 5:10pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Jesus if that’s true, just change the name of The West End to Pre-Broadway"
The West End has become, arguably, the most popular pre-Broadway launch location post-pandemic. In some regards, it’s gotten way too costly to hold tryout productions in the States.
Oh look, a bibu!
jagman106
Stand-by Joined: 7/17/19
#21The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 5:29pm
I remember reading somewhere that Mrs. Warren's Profession with Imelda Staunton and her daughter, Bessie Carter, was aiming for NY after its spring/summer 2025 run - any truth to that?
I thought Juno and the Paycock with Mark Rylance and J Smith Cameron might come over after it finished its West End Run, but with the reviews it received, it's probably unlikely.
#22The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 5:51pm
Timon3 said: "Wasn't Dear England once rumored?"
It wasn't just rumored, it got as far as posting an EPA back in 2023. I have no idea if the auditions were actually held, but the production obviously didn't move forward.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#23The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 6:29pm
Robert Icke had an interview last year that he was hoping to stage Player Kings in the US in 2025. I hope he does. Tremendous performances."
While a great condensation of thee two amazing Shakespeares, I can't see it coming to Broadway. With that said, like Cate, Sir Ian has a relationship with BAM, I can definitely see it play a month's long run there.
#24The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 6:31pm
I thought Juno and the Paycock with Mark Rylance and J Smith Cameron might come over after it finished its West End Run, but with the reviews it received, it's probably unlikely."
I love them both, but this production was just all over the place, and for all the wrong reasons. Cameron was incandescent, Rylance was...just fine.
#25The Next London Imports: Any Guesses?
Posted: 2/28/25 at 7:04pm
All bets are off for any import from London, theatrical or otherwise, for the next few years. Tariffs, cultural shifts, a declining dollar and a resurgence of anti-American sentiment. I am sure UK theater producers will still want to make money but that is what we will get… just the cash grabs.
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